Ideas
By Ryan Sager
Forget annihilating terrorists and spying on people surreptitiously—drones can dance. According to this recently released video’s description:
Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich, and Verity Studios have partnered to develop a short film featuring 10 quadcopters in a flying dance performance. The collaboration resulted in a unique, interactive choreography where humans and drones move in sync. Precise computer control allows for a large performance and movement vocabulary of the quadcopters and opens the door to many more applications in the future.
How else might drones change art and culture?
(via IEEE Spectrum)
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